Name derivation:

Common name ‘fanwort’.

Classification:

CabombaAublet.

Order Nymphaeales;FamilyCabombaceae

Morphology:

Thin stem usually covered with a
gelatinous coat.Leaves opposite,
floating leaves entire and oval.Excellent example of heterophylly:Submerged leaves are highly dissected and
branched with not much more than thin epidermis and vascular tissue present.
Emergent or floating leaves with an entire peltate
blade are produced to help float flowers above the surface for pollination.